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The Florida Dispatch was an agricultural newspaper published in Florida from 1876 to 1893.

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History

The Florida Dispatch was established and published by William Harris Ashmead. D. H. Elliot was editor of The Florida Dispatch. [1] [2]

The newspaper was published in Live Oak, Florida from 1876 to February 11, 1880. The newspaper was published in Jacksonville, Florida from February 18, 1880 onward. [1]

From 1887 to 1889, the newspaper was named the Florida Farmer & Fruit Grower. From 1889 to 1893, the newspaper was named The Florida Dispatch and Farmer and Fruit Grower. [1] [3]

In 1884, Charles W. Da Costa became publisher of the paper. It was associated with the Florida Dispatch Line. [4]

Legacy

Issues of The Florida Dispatch are held at the State University Libraries of Florida, the University of Florida Digital Collections, and other university libraries. [2] [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Florida Dispatch (Live Oak, Fla.) 1876-1889". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Florida dispatch: Volume 1 Number 4". Publication of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. "The Florida Dispatch and Farmer and Fruit Grower (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1889-1893". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Webb, Wanton S. (January 26, 1885). "Webb's Historical, Industrial and Biographical Florida". W.S. Webb & Company via Google Books.
  5. "The Florida dispatch ( May 8, 1876 )". University of Florida Digital Collections. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. "Florida News: Online 1821-2004". University of Central Florida Libraries. Retrieved April 25, 2020.